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List of people on coins of Canada

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"Looney Tunes (TM) - 1/2 oz. Fine Silver 8-Coin Subscription (2015)". Royal Canadian Mint. Retrieved November 27, 2022.

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"Fine Silver Coin – 400th Anniversary of Samuel de Champlain in Huronia – Mintage: 10,000 (2015)". Royal Canadian Mint. Retrieved November 26, 2022.

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Name	Year	Denomination	Special Notes
Anne of Green Gables^[1]	2008	25 cents	Third oversized 25-cent piece in RCM history
Avro Anson	1990	20 Dollars	Canadian Aviation

Name	Year	Denomination	Special Notes
Sir Frank Wilton Baillie ^[2]	1992	20 Dollars	Aviation Series
F.W. Baldwin ^[3]	1991	20 Dollars	Aviation Series
W.C. Russell Bannock ^[4]	1995	20 Dollars	Aviation Series
Batman	2016	10 Dollars	Batman v Superman
		20 Dollars	Batman v Superman
		30 Dollars	Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Jean Beliveau^[5]	2005	50 Cents	Hockey Legends
Alexander Graham Bell	1997	100 Dollars	150th Birthday^[6]
	2022	1 Dollar	175th Anniversary of the Birth of Alexander Graham Bell^[7]
	2022	Silver Dollar	175th Anniversary of the Birth of Alexander Graham Bell^[8]
Norman Bethune	1998	5 Dollars	60th Anniversary of Dr. Bethune's arrival in China^[9]
Norman Bethune	2011	5 Dollars	75th Anniversary of the First Mobile Blood Transfusion Vehicle^[10]
Bonhomme Carnaval^[11]	2001	50 cents	Festivals of Canada
Bonhomme Carnaval^[11]	2006	25 cents	Quebec Winter Carnival
Johnny Bower^[5]	2005	50 Cents	Hockey Legends
Johnny Bower^[5]	2015	10 Dollars	NHL Goalies
Joseph Brant (Thayendanegea)	2007	Silver Dollar	Gold plated version exclusive to 2007 Proof Set
Sir Isaac Brock	2012	25 cents	Bicentennial of the War of 1812^[12]
Sir Isaac Brock	2012	4 Dollars	Bicentennial of the War of 1812^[13]
Bugs Bunny^[14]	2015	10 Dollars	Part of Looney Tunes Fine Silver 8-Coin Subscription
		20 Dollars	Looney Tunes Series
		30 Dollars	Looney Tunes Classic Scenes

Name	Year	Denomination	Special Notes
Sir George-Étienne Cartier	2015	20 Dollars	Father of Canadian Federation
Jacques Cartier^[15]	1984	1 Dollar	450th Anniversary of landing at Gaspe
Jacques Cartier^[15]	1984	100 Dollars	450th Anniversary of landing at Gaspe
Paul Cederberg^[16]	1973	25 cents	Centennial of RCMP
James A. Chamberlain ^[17]	1996	20 Dollars	Aviation Series
Gerry Cheevers	2015	10 Dollars	NHL Goalies
Santa Claus	2004	25 cents	Holiday Coin Set^[18]
	2006	25 cents	Holiday Coin set^[11]
	2008	25 cents	Holiday Coin set^[19]
	2009	25 cents	Holiday Coin set^[1]
	2010	25 cents	Holiday Coin set^[20]
	2010	50 cents	Christmas^[21]
	2011	50 cents	Christmas^[21]
	2012	25 cents	Holiday Coin set^[22]
	2012	50 cents	Father Christmas^[21]
Kathleen "Kit" Coleman^[23]	2023	Silver Dollar	125th Anniversary of her status as North America’s first accredited woman war correspondent
James Cook^[24]	2018	Silver Dollar	240th Anniversary of Captain Cook at Nootka Sound
Wile E. Coyote^[14]	2015	10 Dollars	Part of Looney Tunes Fine Silver 8-Coin Subscription
Wile E. Coyote^[14]	2015	30 Dollars	Looney Tunes Classic Scenes

Name	Year	Denomination	Special Notes
Samuel de Champlain	1992	100 Dollars	350th Anniversary of Montreal
	2008	1 Dollar	To commemorate 400th anniversary of Quebec City
	2015	3 Dollars	400th Anniversary of Samuel de Chaplain in Huronia^[25]
Charles-Michel de Salaberry	2012	25 cents	Bicentennial of the War of 1812^[26]
Charles-Michel de Salaberry	2012	4 Dollars	Bicentennial of the War of 1812^[13]
Viola Desmond	2019	20 Dollars
Daffy Duck^[14]	2015	10 Dollars	Part of Looney Tunes Fine Silver 8-Coin Subscription
Daffy Duck^[14]	2015	20 Dollars	Looney Tunes Series

Name	Year	Denomination	Special Notes
J.E. Fauquier^[27]	1990	20 Dollars	Aviation Series
Robert H. (Bob) Fowler ^[28]	1999	20 Dollars	Aviation Series
Terry Fox^[29]	2005	1 Dollar	Coin was issued for circulation
Simon Fraser	2008	200 Dollars	Mintage of 5,000 coins
Sir Martin Frobisher	2007	20 Dollars	International Polar Year
Elmer Fudd	2015	30 Dollars	Looney Tunes Classic Scenes

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Name	Year	Denomination	Special Notes
Paul Gagnon ^[30]	1998	20 Dollars	Aviation Series
Phillip C. Garratt^[31]	1991	20 Dollars	Aviation Series
Eddie Giacomin	2015	10 Dollars	NHL Goalies
Stuart Graham^[32]	1994	20 Dollars	Aviation Series
Wayne Gretzky^[33]	2011	25 cents	Hockey player

Name	Year	Denomination	Special Notes
Chris Hadfield	2006	30 Dollars	Installation of the Canadarm2
Chris Hadfield	2006	300 Dollars
Glenn Hall	2015	10 Dollars	NHL Goalies
Paul Henderson ^[34]	1997	1 Dollar	25th Anniversary of the Canada-Russia hockey series of 1972
Edward Higgins ^[35]	1997	20 Dollars	Aviation Series
Tim Horton^[5]	2005	50 cents	Hockey Legends

Name	Year	Denomination	Special Notes
Pope John Paul II	2005	10 Dollars	Memorial Coin^[36]
	2005	75 Dollars	Memorial Coin
	2014	10 Dollars	Canonization of Pope John Paul II^[37]

Name	Year	Denomination	Special Notes
Henry Kelsey	1990	Silver Dollar	300th Anniversary of Kelsey's journey to the prairies
Dave Keon^[5]	2005	50 cents	Hockey Legends
Captain Kirk	2016	10 Dollars	Star Trek Series
Cindy Klassen^[38]	2010	25 cents	Part of Vancouver Olympic coins collection

Name	Year	Denomination	Special Notes
Guy Lafleur^[5]	2005	50 cents	Hockey Legends
Robert Leckie^[39]	1990	20 Dollars	Aviation Series
Foghorn Leghorn^[14]	2015	10 Dollars	Part of Looney Tunes Fine Silver 8-Coin Subscription
John Lennon	2019	20 Dollars	Give Peace a Chance
Zebulon Lewis Leigh^[40]	1993	20 Dollars	Aviation Series
William S. Longhurst ^[41]	1998	20 Dollars	Aviation Series

Name	Year	Denomination	Special Notes
Sir John A. Macdonald	2015	2 Dollars	200th Anniversary of the Birth of Sir John A. Macdonald^[42]
Sir John A. Macdonald	2015	20 Dollars
Alexander Mackenzie ^[43]	1989	Silver Dollar	Bicentennial of the voyage to the Arctic Ocean via the Mackenzie River
Maisonneuve^[44]	1992	100 Dollars	Montreal, 350th Anniversary
Guglielmo Marconi^[13]	2001	5 Dollars	100th Anniversary of the First Trans-Atlantic Radio
Marvin the Martian^[14]	2015	10 Dollars	Part of Looney Tunes Fine Silver 8-Coin Subscription
John McCrae	2015	2 Dollars	100th Anniversary of "In Flanders Fields" Poem^[45]
John McCrae	2015	3 Dollars	100th Anniversary of "In Flanders Fields" Poem^[46]
John A.D. McCurdy^[47]	1991	20 Dollars	Aviation Series
Miga^[19]	2008	25 cents	2010 Vancouver Olympic Mascot

Name	Year	Denomination	Special Notes
George A. Neal ^[48]	1999	20 Dollars	Aviation Series
J. Omer (Bob) Noury ^[49]	1995	20 Dollars	Aviation Series

Name	Year	Denomination	Special Notes
Odin	2019	20 Dollars	Norse Gods
Yoko Ono	2019	20 Dollars	Give Peace a Chance

Name	Year	Denomination	Special Notes
Oscar Peterson^[50]	2022	1 Dollar	Celebrating Oscar Peterson
Oscar Peterson^[50]	2022	20 Dollars	Celebrating Oscar Peterson
Porky Pig^[14]	2015	10 Dollars	Part of Looney Tunes Fine Silver 8-Coin Subscription
Jacques Plante^[5]	2005	50 cents	Hockey Legends
Jacques Plante^[5]	2015	10 Dollars	NHL Goalies
Georgina Pope^[51]	2012	5 Dollars	Georgina Pope's 150th Birthday
Optimus Prime^[52]	2019	25 cents	Transformers

Name	Year	Denomination	Special Notes
Wilfred T. Reid ^[53]	1994	20 Dollars	Aviation Series
Maurice Richard^[5]	2005	50 cents	Hockey Legends
James Armstrong Richardson, Sr.^[54]	1993	20 Dollars	Aviation Series
Louis Riel^[55]	2019	Silver Dollar	Celebration of Louis Riel
Road Runner^[14]	2015	10 Dollars	Part of Looney Tunes Fine Silver 8-Coin Subscription
Road Runner^[14]	2015	30 Dollars	Looney Tunes Classic Scenes

Name	Year	Denomination	Special Notes
Terry Sawchuk	2015	10 Dollars	NHL Goalies
Scotty (Star Trek)	2016	10 Dollars	Star Trek Series
Laura Secord	2012	25 cents	Bicentennial of the War of 1812^[56]
Laura Secord	2012	4 Dollars	Bicentennial of the War of 1812^[13]
Murton A. Seymour ^[57]	1992	20 Dollars	Aviation Series
Darryl Sittler^[5]	2005	50 cents	Hockey Legends
Sumi^[19]	2008	25 cents	2010 Vancouver Olympic Mascot
Spock	2016	10 Dollars	Star Trek Series
Supergirl	2015	10 Dollars	DC Comics Original Series
Superman^[58]	2013	50 cents	Superman's 75th Anniversary
	2013	15 Dollars	Superman's 75th Anniversary^[59]
	2015	10 Dollars	DC Comics Original Series
		20 Dollars	Legendary Super Heroes: Superman
		100 Dollars	Iconic Superman Comic Book Covers
	2016	10 Dollars	Batman v Superman
		20 Dollars	Batman v Superman
		30 Dollars	Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Sylvester the Cat^[14]	2015	10 Dollars	Part of Looney Tunes Fine Silver 8-Coin Subscription
		20 Dollars	Looney Tunes Series
		30 Dollars	Looney Tunes Classic Scenes

Name	Year	Denomination	Special Notes
Tasmanian Devil (Looney Tunes)^[14]	2015	10 Dollars	Part of Looney Tunes Fine Silver 8-Coin Subscription
Tecumseh	2012	25 cents	Bicentennial of the War of 1812^[22]
Tecumseh	2012	4 Dollars	Bicentennial of the War of 1812^[13]
David Thompson^[60]	2014	15 Dollars	Exploring Canada Series
Tweety Bird^[14]	2015	10 Dollars	Part of Looney Tunes Fine Silver 8-Coin Subscription
		20 Dollars	Looney Tunes Series
		30 Dollars	Looney Tunes Classic Scenes

Name	Year	Denomination	Special Notes
Wonder Woman	2016	10 Dollars	Batman v Superman
		20 Dollars	DC Comics Originals Series
		30 Dollars	Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice